"There are certainly valid reasons for taking a……" — James Surowiecki
"There are certainly valid reasons for taking a company private, and it's also possible that C.E.O.s perform better when monitored by a small number of owners in a private company rather than by the dispersed and often uninterested shareholders of a public corporation."
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150 Quotes by James Surowiecki
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